Mrs. T. L. Alamelu joined the general insurance industry in 1983 as a Direct Recruit Officer in The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. At New India Assurance, she has worked in different capacities in the Head Office, Regional Offices and at Branch level, thus acquiring in-depth knowledge of ground level operations, as well strategic issues and concerns.

After rising through the ranks in New India Assurance over 25 years, upon Promotion she joined United India Insurance Co. Ltd as Deputy General Manager in August 2008 and subsequently became got promoted to General Manager cadre in October 2012.

In October 2016, she returned to The New India Assurance Company Limited as Director & General Manager, one amongst the youngest Directors and General Managers in the Public Sector General Insurance Companies in India.

Mrs. Alamelu has extensive knowledge across an entire gamut of subjects. She has worked in providing specialized Insurance covers such as ISRO’s Satellite, launch and ONGC’s offshore assets, and has also handled Property, Casualty, Motor, Marine, Health and Aviation Insurance besides handling Reinsurance.

Her experience, expertise and desire to excel has resulted in her appointment as the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited. She is the first woman CMD of the Company.

She has served as a Council Member of the Insurance institute of India, Mumbai. She has contributed immensely in the field of education and she enjoys engaging wit​h students and young professionals. She has been involved in several training programs and has also been a guest lecturer at the National Insurance Academy of Pune on many occasions. Her passion for sharing knowledge ensures value creation down the line. She has participated actively in panel discussions, symposiums, conferences and other insurance fora.

She is also an Associate of Insurance Institute of India.

She has been featured as one of the 100 Influential Women in Re/Insurance by ‘Intelligent Insurer’ in 2015.